NWCN.com | New tool to prevent wandering in Alzheimer's, Dementia patients NWCN.com In fact, nearly 50 percent of some of these family members have experienced a loved one with Alzheimer's wandering or getting lost, according to a new survey conducted by Home Instead Senior Care network. Nearly one in five called the police for ... |
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Memory Cafe to return to help those with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia – Grand Forks Herald
Grand Forks Herald | Memory Cafe to return to help those with Alzheimer's disease, dementia Grand Forks Herald That's one of the things registered nurse MaryAnn Devig has noticed about the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease. Devig, who is a parish nurse for Calvary Lutheran Church in Grand Forks, last year found nothing was being done about confronting the issue. |
Dementia Awareness week held Sept. 18-24 – Bemidji Pioneer
Bemidji Pioneer | Dementia Awareness week held Sept. 18-24 Bemidji Pioneer BEMIDJI -- The 2016 Dementia Awareness week will be held Sept. 18-24. All events are free and will be held at Adult Day Services, 620 Carr Lake Road SE, unless stated otherwise. Registration is requested, but not required, by calling Carol Priest at ... Dementia Awareness Month gets under way |
‘Alzheimer’s sucks, dementia sucks… there is really no upside’ – Neil Hannon on dealing with his dad’s illness – Irish Independent
Irish Independent | 'Alzheimer's sucks, dementia sucks... there is really no upside' - Neil Hannon on dealing with his dad's illness Irish Independent He has been known to sit doing jigsaw puzzles while conducting interviews over the phone, such is Neil Hannon's disdain for the often banal questions put to him about his life and music. But when I manage to engage him with a bit of tittle-tattle about ... |
Beloit woman walks to end Alzheimer’s and dementia, the disease that took her mother’s life – Gazettextra
Gazettextra | Beloit woman walks to end Alzheimer's and dementia, the disease that took her mother's life Gazettextra Barb Rutherford, right, poses for a photo with her mother, Vicki Brunner, of Janesville. Brunner was diagnosed with dementia in 2010. She died Oct. 18, 2015. Rutherford of Beloit will walk in her mom's memory at the Walk to End Alzheimer's-Rock County ... |
‘Alzheimer’s sucks, dementia sucks… there is really no upside’ – Neil Hannon on dealing with his dad’s illness – Irish Independent
Irish Independent | 'Alzheimer's sucks, dementia sucks... there is really no upside' - Neil Hannon on dealing with his dad's illness Irish Independent He has been known to sit doing jigsaw puzzles while conducting interviews over the phone, such is Neil Hannon's disdain for the often banal questions put to him about his life and music. But when I manage to engage him with a bit of tittle-tattle about ... |
Wilder had his reasons for concealing his dementia… but the stigma around dreaded illness is slowly fading away – Belfast Telegraph
Belfast Telegraph | Wilder had his reasons for concealing his dementia... but the stigma around dreaded illness is slowly fading away Belfast Telegraph Before my own dad developed dementia - and long before I came to work at the Alzheimer's Society - I must confess I didn't know much about it myself. Back then, it was often seen as the ultimate death sentence and simply wasn't spoken about. With my ... Hiding Alzheimer's, like Gene Wilder did, is natural, so prepare for it with all clients Why celebrities like Gene Wilder choose a private death |
‘Alzheimer’s sucks, dementia sucks… there is really no upside’ – Neil Hannon on dealing with his dad’s illness – Irish Independent
Irish Independent | 'Alzheimer's sucks, dementia sucks... there is really no upside' - Neil Hannon on dealing with his dad's illness Irish Independent He has been known to sit doing jigsaw puzzles while conducting interviews over the phone, such is Neil Hannon's disdain for the often banal questions put to him about his life and music. But when I manage to engage him with a bit of tittle-tattle about ... |